Preterm infants need increased disease resistance

In preterm infants due to the development of body organs are not fully, even with sucking and swallowing defects, cannot own milk and water, and stomach capacity rarely, intestinal or digestive only a small amount of food. So often by gastric tube feeding in preterm infants, and could not feed too much at once.

Newly born premature, because there is no independent ability to regulate body temperature, if the indoor temperature is high, he (she) would be fever; if the indoor temperature is low, he (she) will decrease the temperature of.

Fast pulse speed, shallow breathing in premature infants.

Because preterm infants has not yet fully developed, so life is very weak, almost no resistance on disease. Therefore, prevention of infection is particularly important, especially for those infectious diseases such as respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary tract infections, sepsis and meningitis, constitutes a threat to life in preterm infants.

Mineral nutrition and life needs, under blood tests every day strictly controlled. In most cases, to special protection for premature infants, need more careful care and nurturing.